Adenovirus detected by polymerase chain reaction in multidose eyedrop bottles used by patients with adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 618-619

  Uchio, Eiichi ^a   Ishiko, Hiroaki ^b   Aoki, Koki ^c   Ohno, Shigeaki ^c  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b Mitsubishi Kagaku Bio Clinical Laboratories Inc   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA OPACITY; DISEASE CARRIER; FAMILIAL DISEASE; HUMAN; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0036807348     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(02)01599-4     Document Type: Article

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